This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Buddhism, The Silent Sage, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Rebel Saint, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Four Noble Truths,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hinduism stress what the human mind must leave out?
(a) Because human mind is adapted to deal with the finite.
(b) Because human mind is adapted to deal with money.
(c) Because human mind is adapted to deal with the universe.
(d) Because human mind is adapted to deal with the family.

2. Under what condition does Hinduism allow for self-gratification of the senses?
(a) So long as it is only for spiritual growth
(b) So long as it does not last long
(c) So long as it does not harm others
(d) So long as it benefits society

3. What did the Buddha think about religious rituals?
(a) He taught they were necessary exercises.
(b) He ridiculed rites as mere superstitions.
(c) He invented new ones for his day.
(d) He thought they had been neglected.

4. What does the first signpost of the Path of Renunciation which reads "the community" offer the individual?
(a) It offers membership in a larger family.
(b) It offers more lasting value than the self-centered desires of human nature.
(c) It offers political opportunity to gain more personal power.
(d) It offers a better way to get what you want.

5. Eventually, how do Hindu minds conceive of God?
(a) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become statues.
(b) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become constellations.
(c) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become total abstractions.
(d) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become animals.